—Photos by Caschwa, Sacramento, CA
DANGEROUS TWEET, REGRETTABLE EXIT
—Rhony Bhopla, Sacramento, CA
To denuclearize, or not to denuclearize
that, is the question Kim Jong-un.
Trump: There is no longer
a nuclear threat from North Korea
Mr. Assaulter-in-Chief, cool off
in the White House fountain. That mediagenic
signing ceremony between you
and Dangerous Dictator
was useless.
International Atomic Energy Agency,
U.N. nuclear watchdog, agrees—North Korea
continues production of fissile material
for n u c l e a r weapons.
Development
of liquid-fueled
intercontinental
ballistic missiles
outside Pyongyang—
business as usual.
To denuclearize or not to denuclearize
that, is the question Hassan Rouhani.
Mr. Chaotic Tweet-Meister exits
the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, without cause,
and exerts sanctions, no clarity of purpose,
and defies allies.
The deal is dead.
Mr. Demander-in-Chief: IAEA* inspectors
in Iran provide U.S. intelligence
monitor uranium enrichment
that fuels nuclear reactors
that create n u c l e a r weapons.
The deal is dead.
Hemorrhage will ensue
along ill-advised solutions
to prevent war.
*International Atomic Energy Agency
GAME CHANGER
—Caschwa
A left-handed pitcher
expertly releases the ball
to arrive over the plate,
teasingly high, fast sinking
the batter swings, connects
and sends a bloop grounder
just beyond the strained
reach of the short stop
over comes the center
fielder to back up and he,
also, fails to secure the
ball in his trusty glove
not to worry, they have gone
over this in practice hundreds
of times, the left fielder will
hustle over to back up the play
What’s that? He is out near
the fence, sitting on a tall chair,
not wearing a glove, applying
white powder to his nose
TAKE THAT!!
—Caschwa
My son lives in a community replete
with organic farms; a scrap of plastic,
fantastic, that is NOT for the landfill,
send it to be melted down and
recycled
I like that
Here in the suburbs, they hit us with
endless laws, labels, and internet links
about what particular items will be
accepted in which of a collection of
bins
Can’t stand that
Like petty thieves want only contraband
they can quickly and easily convert to
cash, our civic leaders set the same
goals for our household recyclable
discards
But time is money
Consumers who don’t happen to have
law degrees or encyclopedic memories
see a triangle with a number imprinted
on plastic and do their part to save the
environment
Recycle bin, discussion over.
HANCOCK PARK
—Caschwa
Along Miracle Mile there is
one large city block which
includes three popular
attractions: La Brea Tar Pits,
Page Museum of La Brea
Discoveries, and the Los
Angeles Museum of Art.
Casual observation proves
that children who are
small-minded and fidgety
when they are brought in to
these attractions are no
less small-minded or fidgety
when they are brought out.
Conversely, parents who
may have looked quite
anxious at the outset of
their visit demonstrate at
least some elements of an
aura of relief upon their exit.
The tar pits and museums
do offer many educational
displays of items that are
“countless ages old”, to
borrow a handy, poetic term.
In actuality, they have workers
on staff who pride themselves
on their ability to tell you more
precisely than you ever cared
to know about the true age of
every single fossil, artwork, or
relic, while the real objective
of each new group of visitors is
to sample for themselves the
raw experience of putting one’s
foot in the tar.
ONE MIGHT CONSIDER
—Caschwa
Perhaps replacing
the Electoral College
with a big tumbler
*** ***
Low frequencies in
Liverpool spawned flexible
times, do freight trains, too?
*** ***
I have readied the
guest room with a bold rainbow
come, leprechaun, come
*** ***
This is the exact
same place I got to when I
last sat here to write
*** ***
I may be correct
one hundred percent, for sure
but lies own my tongue
*** ***
Not another day
can go by without hunger
for truth that is pure
*** ***
The editor ate
my haiku about the dog
eating my homework
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Today’s LittleNip:
BREATHE
—Caschwa
That last lover
who did you wrong
you two didn’t rhyme
shut the books
open the windows
let the poetry sail in
under your clothes
under your skin
any insidious path
the sound of birds
the scent of leaves
a cocktail of fallen pollen
decorate the house
with herbs and flowers
no clocks, no time
no fault, no blame
or Olympic flame
peaceful reverie.
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Our thanks to Rhony B. and Caschwa for waking us up so charmingly this Monday morning!
This week’s poetry in our area begins tonight, 6pm, with the monthly Poetry in Motion read-around at the Placerville Sr. Center on Spring St. in Placerville, then continues at Sac. Poetry Center in Sacramento at 7:30pm with The Poets Quartet (plus open mic).
On Thursday, Crocker Art Museum and Sac. Poetry Center present Reverberation: Poetry, Music, Translation, featuring poets and pan instrumentalists from 6:30pm-9pm (open mic from 8:30-9pm) and hosted by Rhony Bhopla. Or drop in at Luna’s Cafe in Sacramento for Poetry Unplugged, with featured readers and open mic, 8pm.
If you’re in Angels Camp on Friday, Manzanita Arts Emporium will present One Hot August Night Romantic Poetry & Prose Reading at the Vino Metate Tasting Room on Main St., 6-9pm. Friday and Saturday are also the art drop-off days (at noon, Sac. Poetry Center) for artwork submissions for the City of Trees Art Invitational to be held at SPC in September.
Scroll down to the blue column (under the green column at the right) for info about these and other upcoming poetry events in our area—and note that more may be added at the last minute.
—Medusa
Monday Morning
—Photo by Caschwa
Celebrate poetry that stings!
Celebrate poetry that stings!
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